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The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously called Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 & 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–2008) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes, [4] [5] [6] annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English ...
Each book is gloriously compelling and inventive and lingers in the heart and mind long after the final page.” Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 judges: Indira Varma, Anna Whitehouse, Monica Ali ...
The prize was established in 1996, to recognise the literary achievement of female writers. [5] [6] The inspiration for the prize was the Booker Prize of 1991, when none of the six shortlisted books was by a woman, despite some 60% of novels published that year being by female authors.
The winner of each prize, both to be announced on June 13, is set to receive £30,000 and a limited-edition statuette named the Bessie for the Fiction Prize – sculpted by the late Grizel Niven ...
Clarke's second novel, Piranesi, was published in September 2020, winning the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction. In January 2024, she stated that she was currently working on a novel set in Bradford, England. [1]
March 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM. ... The 16 books on the longlist (Women’s Prize Trust) ... Run by The Women’s Prize Trust, a UK charity which creates equitable opportunities for women in the world ...
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In 2021, she was Chair of the Women's Prize for Fiction panel of judges. [93] In 2023, she chaired the Forward Poetry book prizes. In 2024, she chaired the inaugural Nero Gold Prize of the Nero Book Awards and the inaugural Global Black Women's Prize for Non-Fiction founded by Cassava Republic Press.